I would not recommend this apartment please read below:
Some primary reasons
- The name of the Condo is not accurate - it's actually "Lumpini Petchaburi Makkasan" - anyone will tell you that you need the correct building name in Bangkok as street numbers are not accurate, it can be difficult to find if you dont know this.
- Air bnb illegal, so some condos are strictly against it while others are lenient. If your host does not make the check in smooth you're going to deal with a lot of issues at the front office.
- We notified the host ahead of time that we are coming in the evening - we arrive with instructions to get the cards - the cards are in the post box area which can only be accessed with a face recognition scan. You cant get access without this - we have to persuade the front of house staff to let us in. No communication from the host.
- We find a sublease contract in the post box with our passports photocopied and chinese womans passport as the landlord - red flag (mind the pun)
- we get to our room but both cards wont work - we need a passcode - no response for 20 mins from host - thereafter only one card works
- The apartment has the beds made but that is it - overall its not clean -we find dirt in the cupboards, cracked and damaged walls, dirty shower, microwave smells like charcoal, TV does not work, air con unit starts leaking water in one room, each air con has low power, one room has water floor damage (covered by a towel) from air con a, no instructions where the garbage room is on that level. Bear in mind you are paying a cleaning fee for the booking ?? - red flag
- Next issue we booked for 3 people and we only get 2 cards, also you will need to get face recognition done at the front office - if you dont speak Thai good luck !
- The main selling point to the listing is the pool and gym - turns out you need a separate card made for you at the front office for each person that has a passport photo ID on the gym card - you have to pay or that (good luck working that out if you dont speak Thai!) if you dont have this you cant use anything
- We ask for a parking card - the card given to us has a room number that doesn't match ours - the front gate staff say it has to match our room or we have to pay 200B every hour (which adds up really quick) - we have to convince staff to let us pay for the month of parking on the card and they reluctantly allow us.
- Next problem the air con units need to be fixed as they are leaking water onto the bed - we organise technicians to come that do a great job but we are stuck there for 2 hours .
- Funnily enough you see on a daily basis a whole bunch of other innocent travellers in the same circumstance - unable to get access to the lifts waiting around etc - it makes me feel sorry for all the legitimate tenants who have to live here.
- Basically the whole thing is an Air BNB farm run by Chinese nationals, your host is most likely not a real person, using a translate app ( I mean look at other listings in the area and the fake names and photos) the reviews are mostly fake, there are also legit reviews by unbeknown travellers but simply look for the worst reviews to get a better picture.
If you do decide to stay good luck, photograph everything and engage AIRBNB if need be - there is an underground station nearby to the east ASOKE and overground to the south via the middle eastern district Phloen Chit or NANA. Otherwise use Grab as its the most reliable.